Yahoo introduces new ‘Captain’ bot for Messenger

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - April 19, 2017 -Yahoo today announced the launch of 'Captain' bot for Facebook
Messenger. This comes as the first wave of bots on the newly announced Chat Extensions feature, which enables users to use
Captain seamlessly with their friends and family right in Messenger.

Captain on Messenger
streamlines organization among groups, family and friends for managing
activities with a shared tasks list. Use Captain to figure out who's bringing
what on your next backpacking trip or plan for an upcoming potluck dinner -- without leaving Messenger. With Captain, you
can make plans with your favourite people without overloading them with tons of
notifications and long, unorganized lists of requests and questions.

"We are
delighted that Yahoo is launching Captain on Messenger," said Stan Chudnovsky,
Vice President of Product for Messenger. "This bot will help users simplify
group coordination, which can get harder the larger the group and longer the
thread. This experience makes that interaction seamless."

To start using Captain on Messenger, just add the
bot to your group conversation.

Yahoo launched Captain last month for
text messaging to help families stay organized. We continue to iterate on our
products to help users make life easier and more fun.

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